MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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